Official UK procurement notice
Association for Project Management Qualifications
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group (SMG) wishes to appoint a supplier to deliver project management qualification courses for staff in its Masterplan department. The Masterplan department delivers transformative projects across the Group’s different sites, including new galleries, visitor experiences and architectural and public realm interventions. It also delivers a programme of capital investment projects across the Group’s estates. The department is looking to provide project-specific training for staff to support their continued development and success. Kindly find the details outlined in the ITQ document.
**Please note that the supplier must be an APM accredited.
CPV: Management training services · Staff training services · Training programme services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£18,200
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Price 50% + Quality 50%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081007- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f1a8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
9 Dec 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published321 days ago9 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Clarification questions by301 days ago29 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline295 days ago4 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025- Tender notice published9 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Knowledge Academy | £5,170 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The Knowledge Academy
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- £5,170
- Period
- 16 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Knowledge AcademyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender